When washerwomen used a world's fair as leverage
In 1881, Black laundresses organized for better pay as Atlanta prepared to welcome the world.
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Start HereThe station that put Black Atlanta on the air
Before “Black radio” became a national industry, WERD proved that ownership could turn a local signal into cultural power.
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Open topicPublic sourceNew Georgia Encyclopedia: Georgia capitals and Atlanta contextSweet Auburn: A City's Voice / Maynard Jackson and an Atlanta Era
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